Crysler’s Farm in 1929

On June the 10th, 1929, pioneer in Canadian Aviation Norman G. Forester took this photograph of the original, pre-Seaway Chrysler’s Farm Memorial from his Fairchild 71 bi-plane, as part of a photographic training mission for the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Captain Forester was inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973 with this citation:

The application of his superior skills win aerial mapping and his mercy flights to aid others, despite adversity, have been of outstanding benefit to Canadian aviation